The [primary] race in Illinois is exceptionally close with little time left. Adam Andrzejewski has a real, solid, tangible chance of winning. He has given hope to a disenchanted base of people — conservatives and independents — who want the best of themselves reflected in those who lead them.

Let me say one more thing about Andrzejewski
that I have not said about Marco Rubio. In his uniqueness as a
candidate, his story, and the sheer dread he instills in the corrupt
old guard of Illinois, he is politically numinous.

In case you were wondering, as we were, Erickson explains in a footnote his use of the word:

For those of you rushing to the dictionary, “numinous” is an adjective
“suggesting the presence of a divinity” — particularly the fear, awe,
and trembling … No, Andrzejewski is not divine, but … His presence in the race is spooking a lot of people and turning others to passionate evangelism for him.

Ever the romantic, we're following our gut on this one. We'd already donated our standard $10 to out-of-state tea-party sympathizers on Wednesday, based upon things we were hearing from Norsu and other fired-up Scott Brown fans in the twittersphere. Today, having caught Erickson's numinous glow, we added $75 to that, and our imail correspondent tossed in $50:

I'm excited about "paying it forward" to all the Scott Browns in the nation. As you said … we've GOT to throw the inbred, ingrained career politicians out. On BOTH sides of the aisle.

Meanwhile, the response of inbred and ingrained types amongst the Grand Old Party leadership is mixed, as these two headlines from today's news attest:

"This is my moment to step aside," Christopher Dodd said yesterday in
front of the East Haddam, Connecticut home that he once financed with
the help of Countrywide Financial. The 65-year-old, five-term Senator
said his decision not to seek re-election was his own, but there's
little doubt he was heading toward a well-earned defeat this fall amid
personal scandal and an angry electorate unsettled by the Obama-Pelosi
agenda.

We thought he'd NEVER leave. And now a breath of fresh air, candidate Adam Andrzejewski in his own words guest posting at Andrew Breitbart's Big Government:

This is what happens when a state is in the grip of one-party rule,
run by an ideology that the entire nation is now calling the “Chicago
Way.”

While the frontrunners are busy playing
catch-up to Andy McKenna, this is the other big story in the
(Republican gubernatorial primary) race at the moment: The fight
between Andrzejewski and Proft for the heart of conservatives. Going by
poll numbers alone, it's a fight Andrzejewski is winning …

The
latest Rasmussen poll puts their combined support at 19%, which would
place them second to McKenna, but well within the margin of error. It's
speculation of course -- there's no way to know for sure unless it
happens -- but were one to back out and endorse the other, then a
conservative candidate with Tea Party backing would have a legitimate
shot at the nomination, assuming he gets all the other's supporters.